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Executive Summary

This report presents the findings of a review of the car park enforcement service. It has been carried out as the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (BCKLWN) has been in place since 2011. The current SLA has been renewed the maximum number of times allowed per the SLA and cannot be extended again after 31 March 2025. Therefore the Council needs to decide how it wants to provide this service after 1 April 2025.

Options considered.

The options considered were

1. to update and renew the SLA,
2. to bring the whole service back in-house or
3. to bring the enforcement back in-house but leave the processing of Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) with BCKLWN.

No other options have been considered.

Consultation(s)

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee will have the opportunity to review this report at its meeting on 12 February 2025.

Recommendations

1. That Cabinet agree to sign an updated SLA with BCKLWN for the full car park enforcement arrangement to include the patrolling of enforcement officers, cash collection and banking of cash and processing of PCNs.
2. That the signing of the SLA be delegated to the Director of Resources.

Reasons for recommendations

To allow the Council to continue to deliver a car park enforcement service throughout the district that provides value for money for the council and council taxpayers.

Background papers

Wards affected

All

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Lucy Shires

Contact Officer

Tina Stankley

Director of Resources and s151 Officer

tina.stankley@north-norfolk.gov.uk